DIY Recycled Jar Tea Light

by Dinah Wulf

I’m pretty sure I save every single jar after it’s empty. Pickle, spaghetti sauce, salsa… I don’t discriminate. The Mason jar is beautiful but I think it gets too much credit (don’t get me wrong, I’ve done several Mason jar crafts in the past and I still LOVE them). For this DIY Recycled Jar Tea Light, I decided to use a pickled beet jar. Yes, I eat pickled beets…yum!!!

Materials:

Jar

Burlap scraps

Scissors

Wire or a wire coat hanger (I used 20 gauge because it’s easy to work with)

Spouncer

Craft paint in the color of your choice

Stencil of your choice

Wire cutter

Pliers

Hot glue

Tea Light

First, cut your burlap so that it fits nicely around your jar. Next, stencil your burlap and set aside. Wrap your wire around the mouth of the jar several (4-5) times depending on the desired thickness. Cut another piece of wire for the handle wrapping each end securely around your wire circle as shown. Place the wire circle with handle around the mouth of the jar. Locate the ends of the wire circle and pull taught. Pliers may help. You may have to massage the circle accordingly. Tuck in the ends of the wire. Finally, hot glue the burlap around your jar and insert and light your tea light.

I thought six of these spelling out “boo” and “eek” would be really cute on the mantel for Halloween. Hope you try it out!

Dinah is a craft, home décor, & DIY Blogger for www.diyinspired.com, an eco-friendly site promoting repurposing through reinvention. She has a Master of Arts Degree in Speech Communication from California State University Fullerton. Formerly an educator at CSUF and business owner, she now is a full time writer, Curator for Style Me Pretty Living, 3M DIY Expert, and a member of Martha’s Circle. She has blogged for multiple websites including Fix.com, Earth 911, Home Made Simple, and Sprout Online and has been published in a few magazines and ebooks. Her website, DIY Inspired has been recognized by Mashable, Parenting.com, and Buzzfeed.